Second Energy University forum to focus on education March 5 02/25/2021 Penn State faculty, staff and students are invited to take part in the second forum designed to discuss how Penn State can continue to strengthen its position as an energy leader. |
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Twenty student teams selected to compete in the 2021 Nittany AI Challenge 02/25/2021 Twenty Penn State teams with students from seven different colleges including EMS will each be awarded $500 to compete in the Prototype Phase of the 2021 Nittany AI Challenge. |
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Shining a light on a forgotten figure in science history 02/25/2021 Buried interview from 1963 with Walter Friedrich helped shine some light on the German scientist's vital yet forgotten role in a Nobel Prize-winning discovery. |
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Faculty Internet fiber optics could provide valuable insight into geological phenomena 02/25/2021 Scientists are using fiber-optic distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) technology to turn existing telecommunication infrastructure that is already installed underground into a valuable resource for monitoring ground vibrations. |
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Research EarthTalks examines the carbon footprint of the built environment 02/23/2021 Esther Obonyo, associate professor of engineering design and architectural engineering at Penn State, will discuss ways to reduce the carbon footprint of the built environment at 4 p.m. Monday, March 1. |
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Faculty Climate dynamics seminar explores Arctic climate change and trace-gas cycles 02/23/2021 Jose D. Fuentes, professor of atmospheric science at Penn State, will discuss climate change in the Arctic and trace-gas cycles at 11:15 a.m. on Wednesday, March 3. |
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Faculty Shale gas development in PA increases exposure of some to air pollutants 02/17/2021 Air pollution levels may have exceeded air quality standards during the development of some Marcellus Shale natural gas wells in Pennsylvania, potentially impacting more than 36,000 people in one year alone during the drilling boom, according to Penn State scientists. |
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Student Student's comfort zone is quietly pushing her boundaries 02/16/2021 State College native Hope Bodenschatz is looking forward to graduating from Penn State this spring with three bachelor's degrees and one master's degree, then starting a position as a research assistant for the director of the New England Public Policy Center at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. |
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Faculty EarthTalks: Lightsource bp CEO Kevin Smith to discuss future of solar 02/16/2021 Kevin Smith, CEO for the Americas at Lightsource bp, will discuss solar partnerships and the future of solar power at 4 p.m. Monday, Feb. 22. The talk, which is free and open to the public, will be broadcast via Zoom. |
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Faculty Climate dynamics seminar examines climatic, human impacts on California fires 02/16/2021 Alan Taylor, professor of geography at Penn State, will discuss the climatic and human influences on fire in California forests at 11:15 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 24. The talk will be broadcast via Zoom. |